Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-28
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

asmaped his efficiency az the leading prof,s.
S;onaj renresentative of his State in the eel.
ebrated contempt and imprisonment cases
that are soon to be argued before the gu.
nreme Court. It was hot riied shot tired
from democratic man of.war, carrying Tor
the occasion republican colors, and appears
TO have lifted Associate Justice Field almost
bodily out of his seat. That uniinchiug
democrat and able jurist did, however. on
recovering from his surprise, ind the aDiiity
in substance to say: why, Mr.. fucker
you would bring all questions to this court.
I cannot conceive of any question @hlcn
cannot be brought here if. &c, &C., &c"
An interesting statement in connection
with this matter is that the BOND
holders counsel intend TO quote hDeraiLy
from these extraordinary views OF MT. iucS'
ar on behalf of federal interference win Inc
/ iudicial decisions of the States, as Inc Dess
means of spiking the guns OF the aotea
lawyers who are to appear here on the 2nu
SMonday in next month TO argue againh' 'ne
action OF Judge Bond.
A resident of this city who was mem
her of General Mahone's command during
tbe war. il authority for the statemant that
at The famous Crater fight, OF Petersburg,
General Malone, seeing corporal IN Col.
Groner's regiment named Cotton, familiarly
called "King Cotton" with captured ne
gro soldier in charge, asked him where ne
was going. Tie corporal replied, taking
this prisoner to the rear" To which the
General responded, 'you have gone far
enough, use your musket." The party re-
ferred to was sergeant in the same com
mand. and has furnished the names OF Blk
living men who, he says, will make affidavit
to the truth of what he states.
One OF the newspapers in this city says
the few democratic clerks in the depart
ments here are anxious to know whether or
not the act of contributing to the democrat.
10 campaign funds of their respective States
will render them liable to removal undeF
the civil service rules. Under such rules
as interpreted by majority of the civil ser
vice commission, 1t certainly would, Dut as
the President, the head of the civil service
commission, has already contributed to the
democratic campaign fund in his State, none
of those who really want to subscribe to
such funds need be deferred from doing 30
by any fear of consequences.
While the crowd at the room of the u. 3
Supreme Court to day was not as large. as
it was yesterday, it was still 80 large that
every available space therein was occupied,
save the gallery. which for some inexplica
BILE reason is not open. Mr.. Grinnell, Com.
monwealth's Attorney of Chicago, resumed
aud concluded his argument to-dayin opposi.
ton 10 the issuance of the writ of error ask.
I'd fer by the counsel for the condemned
anarchists. and General B. F. Batter made
bis argument in favor of the issuance OF that
writ.
Since it has been decided that the civil
service law as administered does not prevent
a man and wife from holding federal office,
many of the male and female clerks In the
departments here who were considered as
merely acquaintance of each other, now ac-
knowledge themselves as married.
State Senator Meredith Of the Alexandria
district, in Virginia, is In he city to-day.
He says he made Ii speech =; iierndon, Fair
fax county, last night, to large audience
considering the prevailing iuclement wealth
or. He says he learned there that Fairfax
county was all right for the democrats at
the coming election, and that he was told
by several republicans there that a. repubi
can success meant u restoration of Malone
ism, they had determined 10 vote the demo
cratic ticket.
The prevailing Indictment weather has initiated
greatly against the success of the fall races here
for the track has been in bad condition during
the whole time, and the attendance has been
small. Mr.. Harwood, the gentleman rider, whose
horse fell upon him in the steeple chase ycster-
dsy, is said this morning to be in bad way, as
his spine is injured. Among the successful bet
tiers yesterday was a Virginian from Fauquier
county, who Melted tho snug little sum OF seven
hundred dollars.
Before the President took his late trip he used
TO give midday receptions to such visitors as de-
fsired to see him. but since his return he has not
resumed them.